[meteorite-list] ANOTHER QUESTION

[Chris Peterson]

A fireball is formally defined (by the IAU) as a meteor with an apparent 
magnitude brighter than -4. Bolide isn't formally defined, and happily 
its use seems to be falling out of favor in scientific publications (at 
least, I see it used much less often lately than in publications from 10 
years ago).

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Kuyken" <info at meteorites.com.au>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ANOTHER QUESTION


> Hi Chris and all,
>
> I always thought 'fireball' was the technical term for a meteor with a
> negative magnitude. Is this correct?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff